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• Human fingerprint on forest disturbance patterns as viewed from space

  Date: 5 Dec 2024

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  A team of researchers from the UK and Europe used remote sensing data to describe the landscape structure of forest disturbances and assess how...

• Putting satellite data in farmers’ hands to improve food security

  Date: 20 Nov 2024

  /news/2024/november/farming-earth-observation

  PhD project at Â鶹ÊÓƵ aims to get more farmers in Kenya and the UK using Earth Observation (E.

• COP29: What it’s like behind the scenes at the world’s largest climate conference

  Date: 15 Nov 2024

  /news/2024/november/tim-neff

  An interview with Lecturer in Journalism Dr Tim Neff as he attends COP29.

• £14 million in funding announced for five research projects into land use and Net Zero

  Date: 12 Nov 2024

  /news/2024/november/lunz-hub

  The Land Use for Net Zero Hub, co-led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and James Hutton Institute, receives £14 million funding for five projects.

• Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’

  Date: 12 Nov 2024

  /news/2024/november/peatlands

  Postgraduate research at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining...

• Professor Heiko Balzter shares hopes for COP29 and the path toward global climate action

  Date: 11 Nov 2024

  /news/2024/november/cop29-heiko

  Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures, speaks as he attends COP29 on behalf of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ

• Leicester delegation to bring environmental research insights to the heart of COP29

  Date: 8 Nov 2024

  /news/2024/november/cop29

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers will bring their expertise in climate, sustainability and environmental issues to this year’s COP event in...

• £5.5 million research unit to investigate chemical health impacts in everyday life

  Date: 29 Oct 2024

  /news/2024/october/hpru

  New funding from National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to establish Health Protection Research Unit in Chemical Threats and...

• United Nations Day 2024: United for climate action

  Date: 24 Oct 2024

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  Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, reflects on the United Nations’ (UN)...

• Leicester research making a big noise wins national award

  Date: 17 Oct 2024

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  Scientists at the Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability at Â鶹ÊÓƵ receive a ‘Noise Oscar’